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Fun. If you're like me, and I know I am, you dig David Lynch's original Dune film far more than the version Sci-Fi recently put out (which I felt had bad acting and cheesy special effects, personally). I'm a big Lynch fan in general, as those who might recall a Mulholland Drive thread on our forums a while back will remember. So, what does this have to do with a Rez ReMix by Mr_44? Well, in a neat little turn of events, he's laced his latest ReMix from Rez's techno soundtrack with audio samples from Dune, including classics like "the sleeper has awakened" "put your hand inside the box" etc. I felt a little cheated that "tell me of your home world" and the famous "I will kill him" refrain that Sting so eloquently delivered didn't make the cut, but the tunes is good and that's what's more important. Starting with basic kick-snare and a swirly digital pad, the bread-and-butter of the track comes in at 0'21" - a nice osc-sync synth that's just perfect for the track. You then get softer mangled drums and the Dune quotes start. Mr_44 then continues to largely implement chopping and splicing effects and some excellent screaming distorted synths along with more Dune bits for the life of the mix. Undoubtedly, the quotes won't be everyone's cup of tea, and some may wish it was straight music and that he'd left them out, but what can I say - I dig Dune and view it as immensely quotable. I can call 90% of the lines before the actors say them when I'm watching it (which annoys the hell out of everyone present but is still quite fun ^^) In fact, I'm gonna watch it right now. Musically viable and technically impressive mix from Mr_44, who has an edgy style with some very cutting timbres and precise audio manipulation, but the appeal of a mix like this will always rely at least in part to one's disposition towards Dune movie samples. To those that dig 'em, and enjoy a good techno-groove piece: highly recommended.

I really hate movie samples pasted into techno, firstly because
it sounds horrible and is no subsitute for studio recorded
vocals. And secondly because its a fairly transparent coattail
ride on the cult status and appeal of other media. There's a few
mixes on the site that I find abhorrent for these reasons.

This, strikingly, isn't one of them. Because there's a musicality
to how they are integrated into this; they don't merely hover
over the music, they are the music. Of course, there's a few
movie samples in there that I could have done without, but I have
to say this surprised me a lot.

It's a sparingly made mix, but a really unique one. There's
definately nothing else like this on the site, which is a shame,
because I really dig the way this sounds. The chopped up,
sometimes distorted approach does it a lot of favours, but what I
like most is that it never falters from its strict techno-scene
roots. This is much closer to trance-style electronic music than
the videogame music scene, and the change in scenery is very
welcome around these parts. I only wish there were more like this
(though the movie quote mixes can stay in the god-forsaken past).

I'm actually surprised that no one pointed out that this song
was originally composed by Adam Freeland (which incorporates
the Dune quotes) as a single, and the song was consequently
remixed for Rez.

I'm seeing it used in Rez in November 2001, and the
other version you're referring to released on Freeland's album
Now Them in September 2003. Is there anyone who can
explain when "Mind Killer" originally came out?

I'm actually surprised that no one pointed out that this song was
originally composed by Adam Freeland (which incorporates the Dune
quotes) as a single, and the song was consequently remixed for
Rez.

The Rez version is better than the original, though!

The remix caught my ear right away when I was going through it -
the gating is pretty ear-catching and the original song was
sampled ingeniously, but it was too much of a "tease" for me. I
was really hoping for the orchestral hits to come through but
that moment never really came.

Just scanning through Reviews, I can't believe how many tracks I
enjoyed and never commented on. Yet another mix here, this time
by Mr_44, that made me take notice of the soundtrack and seek it
out. And indeed, "Fear (Rez Edit)" from the original soundtrack
kicks ass. Again, the quality of the ReMix prompting me to check
out the the original soundtrack was a hallmark of a good
arrangement. It made me want to know more about where it was
inspired from.

Love the arrangement here, which caught my attention but also
took me a little bit to really get a bead on in terms of the very
unique style. I'm glad I gave this a chance, but really this was
so odd and catchy, I couldn't have helped listening more than
once.

Dunno a THING about the Dune movie. Never seen it. I once tried
to read the book back in middle school for summer reading because
it counted as 2 books. There was so much stupid sci-fi jargon
that made me turn to the glossary every other word that I gave up
after 10 pages. I certainly didn't miss much. But regardless, the
movie clips fit really fit the atmosphere well and enhanced the
almost sordid darkness of the arrangement. Allllways worth the
listen.

First off, being that Fear is my favourite song from Rez, good
job for doing a remix of it. I like how you chopped up the
"string section that everyone likes," and in answer to everyone's
questions, it's actually sampled from a song called "California
Soul" by Malena Shaw. Dune was a good choice. *thumbs up*

Besides the fact that Fear is an excellent choice for a
ReMix, I really admire how well-placed the vocals are within the
song. I know some people miss the "muh-muh-muh-mind killer!" part
from the original song, but I think the well-timed "What's in the
box? .......... PAIN!" works just as well.

This is possibly my favorite song on OCRemix. I love the
slickness it has along with the general bad-assedness that is
usually missing from any vg remix. The best part about this remix
though, is that it is the most mainstream-ish so it's a good song
to spread the word with.

i don't like how my favorite part of this song is sooooo
chopped up to the point where i can only hear tiny bits and
pieces of it

Yeah.. i agree. That is by far the coolest part of the whole
song, but it's been all scrambled up for this remix. Actually, i
have yet to find a version of this song that has that part
intact... even the official Rez soundtrack CD has it removed. I'm
mystified as to how Mr 44 managed to get it at all

awwww.. i don't like how my favorite part of this song is sooooo
chopped up to the point where i can only hear tiny bits and
pieces of it.. The part I'm talking about is first played at
1:33... In rez this part is explosive and uplifting not chooped
up and looked over... other than that i think it's an okay
mix.... btw.. where are th other rez mixes?

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